In the game, you become an Uber driver, and you take customers to
their destinations on a real map of San Francisco.

In a blog
post on Thursday, the company said the game was intended to
appeal to its drivers and help them "hone their navigation skills
if they choose to."

UberDRIVE lets drivers test their knowledge of a city, which is
an essential skill if you're constantly driving people from point
A to point B.

Uber drivers are independent contractors and not employees, so
requiring its drivers to take training courses could
potentially put Uber in murky legal waters. Uber's new smartphone
is an optional way for drivers to get better at what they do and
to increase their knowledge of the city in which they
drive.

The mobile game is also intended to recruit people who might not
have otherwise considered driving for Uber by simulating what
it's like to drive for the company. Users who like the game
and want to drive for Uber can sign up right from the game's
app.

An Uber senior
product manager named Mike Truong, who has background at video
game studios, developed UberDRIVE for the company,
according to the New York Times.

Right now, you can only play the game in San Francisco. But if it
takes off, the company says it will consider expanding the game
to other major metropolitan areas.

If you're curious and located in San Francisco, UberDRIVE is
available for download in the iTunes
Store.